Belfast Black

Black Granite

Belfast Black is an exquisite black natural stone which has been quarried in South Africa since the 1950's. It is one of the most well known and most popular South African granites. It is used extensively for monuments all over the country.

This is an extremely dense, fine grained natural stone which absorbs very little moisture. The supply of this stone is very limited which makes it extremely expensive.

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Interesting Fact: Belfast is the capital of Mpumalanga and is known as having the purest black granite deposit internationally. But it's truly famous for excellent fly fishing of trout, black bass, carp, babel and yellow fish.

COMMERCIAL NAME: Belfast Black
COUNTRY: SOUTH AFRICA - Belfast, Mpumalanga
COLOR: Black
WATER ABSORPTION: 0.05% and 0.1%
HARDNESS: Not Available
ALSO CALLED: Absolute Black Granite, Afrika Schwarz, Belfast, Negro Belfast, Nero Assoluto, Nero Assoluto Belfast, Nero Assoluto Dunkel, SSY, SSY Granit
SIMILAR STONES: Absolute Black India, Absolute Black Zimbabwe, Jet Black, Impala, Imperial Black, Nero Assoluto Uruguay, Premium Black, Swedish Black

SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY:

• US and Chinese Markets: Granite
• European Standard: Gabbro

USES INCLUDE: Lower Quality: Facing, Flooring, Paving. Best Quality: Luxury Furnishings, Funerary Art, Monuments.

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*Belfast Black is a natural material so slight variations should be expected. View your stone before purchasing. The technical data provided is submitted in good faith and provided from what we feel are reliable sources. Natural Stone Interiors assumes no responsibility for any of the technical data enclosed.